Sept. 1, 2021

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Valli Gideons is a writer, military wife and mom to two teens with hearing loss. She shares about her story raising two young kids with hearing loss, the hard work and high expectations it took to see them thriving now as teens, and finding her own voice as a writer with a story to tell. She has cultivated a community of support on facebook for parents like her, and writes about their hearing loss journey and more on her website www.mybattlecall.com as well as through a children's book co-authored with her daughter, "Now Hear This: Harper Soars With Her Magic Ears". Take a listen to her inspiring journey!

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